- 家贫如洗
- jiāpínrúxǐutterly destitute; penniless* * *jia1 pin2 ru2 xi3extreme poverty (idiom); destitute, penniless, poor as church mice* * *家贫如洗jiā pín rú xǐOne's family was reduced to absolute destitution.; as poor as a church-mouse; extremely destitute; utterly destitute; penniless; with nothing left* * *家貧如洗|家贫如洗 [jiā pín rú xǐ] ► extreme poverty (idiom); destitute ► penniless ► poor as church mice
Chinese-English dictionary. Academic. 2013.